US HB1682 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-9)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
Title
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-03-12 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-03-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-03-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-03-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB753 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Health
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1682/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1682/BILLS-116hr1682ih.pdf |
